Cuspidor.



Patenteq Aug. I, 1899.

W. W. WYATT &. H. BRUYN.

C U S P I D 0 B (Application filed may 3, 1899.)

(N0 Modal.)

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gm? 7' d UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILL w. WYATT AND HOWARD BRUY'N, or ROCKFORD, IOWA. r

CUSPIDOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 629,841, dated August 1, 1899. I

Application filed May 3 1899. Serial No. 715,438. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we,W1LL W.WYATT and HOWARD Bnuvm'citizens of the United States,

residing at Rockford, in thecounty of Lloyd and useful Improvements in Cuspidors; and.

we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cuspidors; and it is embodied in the construction and'arrangement of parts hereinafter described, and -'defined in the claims.

The object of the invention is to so form and provide a cuspidor that its top can be readily attached and detached for cleansing purposes and which will be so adaptedand arranged that the same can be readily transported and the top removed and afterward readjusted to the baseor body without the necessity of handling the same directly with the hands. This object we attain by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein we have shown a practical embodiment of the invention; but we desire it understood that the special construction and arrangement shown can be varied or changed in many respects without departing from the nature and principle of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a central section showing parts in elevation. Fig. 3 is a plan view with the coverremoved. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a hook.

In the drawings, A designates the body of the cuspidor, of any convenient size and style, and B designates the top, which is of the usual form, having a turned-over edge fitting loosely over the upper edge of the body. To have shown a well-known form of 'cuspidor; but we desire it understood that other. forms can be employed. Secured to the sides of the are passed through the sides of the body and are secured firmly in place by nuts 0 or in anyother desirable manner.

portion.

D designates the securing-hooks, which are conveniently of cast metahhaving the inclined portion d-and the shank portions (1, which terminate in the slightly-upturned transverse portion d bent back and below the inclined The upper end of the hook d is conveniently straight and extends upward, and the same is formed with an opening or eye. The hooks are arranged at opposite points on the cover, which latter is perforated and through which perforations are passed the shanks of the hooks; The inclined portions of the hooks correspond with the inclination of the top and rest thereon. Through that portion of each hook and the top are passed securing bolts or rivets E, which firmly hold the hooks in place.

F designates a metal handle, consisting of a wire bent to form a curved hand portion f at its upper end and the oppositely-arranged substantially parallel portions f, which are spaced apart. The remaining portions of the wire are bentin and crimped, as at f to hold the parts inposition and even, while the end portions extend downward and outward, their extremities being bent at rightangles and projected loosely through the eyesin the upper portions of the hooks.

In operation when the cuspidor is to be cleansed the attendant takes the handle and forces the lower ends toward each other by compressing the portions above the :twist. The outturned ends are then placedinline with thee'ycs and allowed to pass thereinto.

The cuspidor can then be transportedby using 1 the handle. When the top is to be removed, it is onlylnecessary to turn the handle, and consequently the top, until the hooks escape the brackets, The reverse movement secures the parts in place, and the operation is complete without direct handling. The invention can be applied with tle trouble and expense.

Having thus described the invention, what but litwe claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 2. In a cuspidor, the combination with a body having inwardly-extending brackets, of a removable top having hooks thereon, arranged to engage the brackets and having portions at their upper ends projecting above the cover and adapted to be engaged by a handle, substantially as described.

3. In a cuspidor, the combination with a body having retaining portions thereon, of a removable top, and means on the top adapted to engage the retaining portions on the body comprising continuous pieces extending above and below the top, thelower ends of said pieces locking the cover in place, and the upper portions constituting holding means for a suitable handle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

WILL W. WYATT.

HOW'ARD BRUYN.

Vitnesses:

Gus MIcHEEL, R. V. BRITTAN. 

